Valve



June 26,1928. 1,675,172

' J. FRASER. JR

VALVE Filed Jan. 25, 1926 Patented June 26, 19 28. 7

en TENT JOHN; nnnsnn, an, 'QFJrMI-LWAUKEE,-WISCONSIE, AssIeNon 71:0 MILWAUKEE ,V'AINE ,GOMPANY, or MILWAUKEE,-WISCONSIN, A cone-cannon on :wxsoowsm.

- VALVE.

Application filed January 25,1'1926. Seria1 No.;'83, 582.

"One ohjectionahleteature of valves oft-he packless' typeis that an undue amount pf friction caused by" the spring for maintainwith its cooperating parts ;must f loe' overcome tooperate' the valve and this inventlon improved valve structure wherein the friction is reduced to a minimum and the opening and closing cf the valve materially facilitated. V

vAnother objectgof this invention resides in the provision of an improved packless less valve unitxturns with Ithe-Valye'stem thereby greatly i facilitating the manipulation of the valve.

'It" has been found: from experience" that the disc taking the place of-the valve stem packing :has a .high coefficient" of expansion .nnder: temperature: changes and asa' result V p v I 1-V1Cled with a medial-flange 13 adapted-to "frequently becomesbound; onfthe valve stem adding to the friction opposing the opening and closing of the va-lve-and this invention 7 contemplates as a further object the provision of an improveddisc-haying ametallic sleeve member .molded' therein to receive the 'valve stem and guard the disc thereon.

.An a still" further object of this invention resideszin-theprovision of, animproyed valve valye structure embodying my int/elitism 1 of the character described which is ofsimplified construction and capable Of -b'eing readily opened and/closedwith a minimum effort.

With the above-arid other object-sin View which will appear asith'e description proceeds; my invention resides'in thenovel -constructiony combination and arrangement 'of parts substantially as .h.ereinafter described and more particularly =defined hythe appended claims, it'heing understood that such changes inthe precise embodiment" of the herein disclosed invention mayjbe made as come withinthe scope "of the claims.

In 1 the accompanying drawing, 1- have i1- lustrated one complete example of the-physical embodiment of myinvention constructed according to'fthe'best mode l have so far principles j thereof, and in which; I

Figure 1 is aside feleyational-view rot. a

P e; .ing the "stemtidisc in' fluid tight-engagement 1 against" binding of T Figure 2 is a sectional view th-rough-the valve --taken on a substantially Vertical Figure '3 is a perspective --view, parts heing-broken away and in 'section, ot-the pack- {less unit detached from the valve casing; and ;.has as one" of its objects the'provision' of an "through Figure a 1fme 44. l

Referring now "more particularly to the accompanying drawing, :in whieh like numerals designate likdparts throughout the p several Viewsythe-numeral designates a valve, construction where n the entire packport 8 of a partition'9 interposed between 5 the i nlet and outlet. Thewall or end 'of'the casing 5 opposite/the; partition 19 has an: internally threaded opening 10 :inaxiab alignment with theyalve'port in which-' isathreadedthe looss 11 0f a cap @member- 12 '--prohave a snug engagement-with the peripheral 'The "12 fhasa 'pboss 15. 011 its =upper'en'd, the lowermost portion 1 16 =of which is externally -threaded for the purpose hereinatten described and the outer end 17--of which-is turned- "down top-rovide a reduced I portion provided ,with aa counter-bore on re: (less 18. The rece'sslS'is comparatively shallowand is separated froma bore -19, ex- 1 tending througl'lout substantially the entire {length of th e eap and communicating with the interior of the-valve easing; by a-fpartition wall Q0 having an aperture 21 therein to sl idahly receive-{the upper; shank portion 1 220133, valve stem'23.

' The valve stem has 5 a flange i 24 I --on its po-Ir tion located Within t-l'1e"bore 19 b'elow the partition 'wall '20 and extends" upwar dly through the apertu-re l to "receive an '-operating handle or wheel 25 which is fixed v to-the outensquaredend' '26 thereof by a screw 27. The flange"24 "has an annular head "28 on its uppermost surface which cooifxerates wi th a similar head 29-on the in- I Tier-surface ofthe partitionwall 20 to' endevised-for the practicalapplication ofthe set eg m a V. lljg ot has one side milled, as at 35, to provide a flat surface to lock the washer 34 thereto for rotation therewith, the recess 18 maintaining the lower end of the spring 31 properly centered with respect to the shank.

The nut 32, spring 31 and upper portion of cap 12 are enclosed by a cylindrical sleeve or collar 36' having its lower end internally threaded for engagement over the threaded 'bOSS 16 as illustrated in Figure 2, thus giving the valve a neat exterior appearance, the sleeve 36 having a knurled bead 37 on its lowerportion to facilitate its removal from or attachment to the cap.

The lower portion of the valve stem be- 3 low the flange 24 preferably projects outwardly of the bore 19 and has an enlargement 38'on its lowermost end having acme threads thereon to form a worm for threaded engagement in the bore 39' of a guide boss or sleeve 40 slidable in the bore 19 but held from rotation with respect thereto by wing members 41 slidable in guide wags 42 communicating with the bore 19. arried by the lower end of the boss 40 is a cup shaped rctaincr43 in which a renewable valve disc 44 is securable by a nut and stud 45, the valve discbeingengageable with a valve seat 46 surrounding 1 the port 8.

The threads of the worm or enlargement on the lower end of the valve stem are such that rotation of the valve stem by the handle or wheel 25 through approximately three hundred and sixty degrees moves the valve discv throughout its full limit of movement, the member 40 being moved vertically to and from its seat as the valve stem is rotated by reason of its slidable but non-rotatable connection in the borel9 of the cap.

The objectionable feature of packless valves has been primarily the effort required to open and'close the same due to the friction of the spring for maintaining the stem disc in engagement with its seat and the 7 structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawing overcomes this obectionas the entire packless unit turns as one with the stem and'the only point of.

frictional cont-act is between the washer 34 and the top of the wall 20. The friction between the washer 34 and wall 20 is reduced to a minimum by the application of a suitable lubricant as will be readily apparent.

The discs 30 have further increased the difliculty of opening and closingof the valve since being of material having a high coeflicient of expansion, they frequently become bound on the valve stems. The novel type of disc illustrated in the drawing in which the metallic sleeve 47 is molded at its time of formation eliminates this objection as the sleeve prevents expansion of the disc towards v havingan aperture in one wall,a valve stem passed through thebody aperture, a flange on the valvestem, a disc interposed between the apertured wall andflange, means at all times urging the flange towards said wallto provide a fluid tight joint with the disc, means whereby the flange and its urging means turn as a unit with the stem, lubricant receiving means surrounding the valve stem at its point of egress through said aperture, anda. sleeve, member enclosing the urging and lubricant receiving means.

I 2. In a packless valve including a valve part having an apertured wall, a valve stem passed through the aperture, a flange on the inner portion of the-stem, a disc disposed between theflange and the inner face of the wall, a spring on the other side of the wall at all times urging theflange towards. the wall to provide a fluid tight joint with the disc, a washer member interposed between the spring and the upper. face of the wall and turning with the valve stem, whereby the valve stem, spring, washer member and flange turn as a unit to reduce friction, a wellsnrrounding the aperture on the outer face of the valve part which. the washer member and the inner end of the spring are disposed, and. means enclosing the spring, washer member and. that portion ofthe valve-stem extending above the valve part.

3. In a packless valve including a body member having an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat surrounding a valve port in the body member between the inlet and outlet, a cap member threaded into the body member in axial alignment withthe valve seat and having an aperture extending centrally there- 'through, a valve stem. passed through the aperture, a flange fixed on the inner portion of the valve stem, a disc disposed between the flange and the inner face of the cap member, spring means at all times urging the valve stem outwardly to compress the disc between the cap member and flange to form a fluid tight joint with the disc, a washer member interposed between the spring and the upper face of the body member, valve actuatin ,Ineans carried bythe outer end of the va vestem, a valve member within the body member, means operatively connecting the valve member and valve stem, whereby rotation of the valve stem engages and disengages the valve member and seat, means whereby the spring, washer member, flange and valve actuating means turn as a unit, the upper portion of the cap member being externally threaded 'and its top face recessed to receive the washer member 10 and inner end of the spring to provide a lubricant receiving well, and a sleeve threaded onthe cap member and enclosing the exterior portion of the valve stem and spring means and cooperating with actuating meansto prevent the inward movement of the valve against the spring means by the application of the pressure on the actuating means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. I

JOHN FRASER, J R. 

